"Oh, at Orange Beach. Yes, I know him and I know his place. You're quite a way from there. How'd you get here?"
"On a raft," Bunny replied. "It's over on that other island," and he pointed to the larger one.
"Our shoes and stockings are away back near the orange trees," said Sue.
"Oh," laughed Mr. Bunn. "Well, I'll let you come in my boat without any shoes or stockings on. Get aboard!"
A little later he was rowing the children up the river. Sue was no longer afraid, even though she could see some alligators swimming around in the water. She felt safe in the big boat, and so did Bunny.
"What do you keep 'gators for?" asked Bunny, when the boat was near the place where he and Sue had started out in the raft, some hours before.
"For their hides," answered Mr. Bunn. "I sell the hides, and pocketbooks and valises are made from them. But I guess there are your folks looking for you," and he nodded toward shore.
And there, on the bank stood Daddy and Mother Brown and Mr. Halliday, looking anxiously up and down the stream. Daddy Brown had the children's shoes and stockings in his hand.
"Oh, Bunny! where have you been?" cried his mother.
"We went down on a raft, and we landed on a pirate island, and then we got on an alligator island," Bunny explained.